Devendra Banhart’s “Taking a Page,“ from his new album, Ma, out now on Nonesuch Records:
Filmed by The Bardos in Nepal
“See my brains ooze out in this Trekker friendly music video for ’Taking a Page.” Filmed in Nepal. More specifically in Kathmandu, Muktinath, Ranipauwa, Pokhara, and a few remote parts of upper and lower Mustang. In it you will find:
My monk friend Moti doing make up for the first time...
Neten Chockling Rinpoche liberating a few yaks (roam free wild sisters and hermanos!)
Lindsay from the Bardos!
A bloody shower!
Boudanath Stupa!
Sky Caves!
The chords to Iced Honey by Metallica and Lou Reed
Free Jazz
Ultimately , This is a love letter to Nepal! A land of truly mystical proportions that must be experienced!”
Describing the genesis of the song—for which he sought special permission from Carole King to lift a line and melody from her beloved 1971 cl